February 3rd in 1990s Baseball
Happy 1990s Birthday to Joe Klink, who pitched in the bigs in five seasons between 1987 and 1996. He enjoyed his best year with Oakland in 1990, when he went 10-3 out of the bullpen.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Rich Scheid, who pitched in 21 games for the Astros and Marlins between 1992 and 1995. He earned his only big-league win on August 3rd, 1994 against the Cubs.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Paul McClellan, who went 3-7 for the Giants between 1990 and 1991.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Terry Bradshaw, who played 65 games for the Cardinals in 1995 and 1996 and later became a coach.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Scott Klingenbeck, who debuted with the Orioles in 1994 and wrapped up his big-league career with his hometown Reds in 1998. He won five games over 4 seasons.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Eric Owens, a speedy outfielder who spent nine years in the major leagues with five teams.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Ryan Long, who appeared in six games for the Royals in 1997, going 2-for-9 with 2 RBI. He later became a minor league coach.
2/3/92
The Angels sign Ken Oberkfell as a free agent.
He hits .264 in 41 games at the big league level and his career is over.
2/3/94
The Blue Jays reward John Olerud with a new three-year contract worth $17 million after he led the A.L. with a .363 batting average in 1993.
2/3/94
The Phillies sign Norm Charlton as a free agent.
He misses all of 1994 after TJS but returns in 1995.
2/3/96
The White Sox sign Kevin Tapani to a one-year free agent deal.
He goes 13-6 on the South Side in 1996 and moves on to Wrigley in 1997.
2/3/98
The Diamondbacks sign Andy Benes as a free agent to front their rotation.
Benes goes 14-13 for the expansion D-Backs in 1998.
2/3/98
Cleveland takes a chance and signs Wil Cordero as a free agent.
Cordero admitted to domestic abuse against his wife in 1997.
2/3/98
The Astros give Billy Wagner one of the biggest raises in baseball history when they sign him to a three-year deal worth $10.3 million. The closer made $280,000 in 1998.
2/3/90
Darryl Strawberry is admitted to the Smithers Alcoholism and Treatment Center in New York.
2/3/90
Milt Wilcox allows just one run on six hits and Lamar Johnson adds a two-run homer as the St. Pete Pelicans beat Bradenton to advance to the championship game of the Senior League.
2/3/93
MLB suspends Marge Schott for one year and fines her $25,000 for “using language that is racially and ethnically insensitive, offensive, and intolerable.”
2/3/95
After being told the salary cap they imposed in December was illegal, baseball owners decide maybe it wasn’t a good idea and scrap it.
2/3/98
Saying he was “burned out,” Yankees general manager Bob Watson resigns and is replaced by his 31-year-old assistant, Brian Cashman.
2/3/94
Just days after signing a new contract for 1994, Braves OF Ron Gant breaks his leg in two places while riding a dirt bike. The injury costs him the season and his job as the Braves release him in March.
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